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The Maidenhead, Ludlow

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Green Lane
Orleton
Postal town: Ludlow
SY8 4JB

Phone: 01584831686

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Orleton

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Tris C left this review about The Maidenhead

Date of visit: a couple of weeks ago or so.

A friendly place with a couple of decent local ales on, served by two charming barmaids.
Along with safe, contemporary furniture, the interior is modern with much slatted wood, with lounge/dining area to the right and darts/pool to the rear; the sound of commentary from unwatched televised sport was an annoying distraction, as were the youths who constantly come and go to vape/smoke outside.
Overall, not too bad but the Boot is a short walk.

On 3^rd April 2026 - no rating submitted
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Blue Scrumpy left this review about The Maidenhead

Set away from the centre of Orleton village on a B-road, the Maidenhead (as it has been re-named) feels more of a dining pub than the other pub in the village. There is a bar area to the right as you enter with a dartboard and a TV for sports. To the left is a small lounge area with a dining room beyond that. Further seating can be found in the garden at the rear.

The barmaid was having a bit of a problem with the gas when we arrived. One of the 2 other customers could not have the Madri he ordered, whilst my wife's first choice was also scuppered. On the real ale front, the regular beers are Wye Valley HPA & Butty Bach. 2 guest beers were Hobson's Best Bitter & Ludlow Stairway. I quite enjoyed the Stairway.

On 1^st May 2023 - rating: 5
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Tris C left this review about The Maidenhead

This pub apparently dates back to the 18th century, which I can well believe. It’s also a pub which I’ve bombed past by car all my life without visiting, as my grandparents, with whom we stayed every school holiday, lived about three miles from here, the weekly shop conducted in Ludlow; the original name was reinstated in 2021 after a brief spell as the Bakers Arms.
The first thing we noticed on arrival, was not just the substantial car park, but the huge beer garden (with children’s playthings), but also a substantial stage area erected no doubt to celebrate the Queen’s capacity to continue living, whilst being waited on hand and foot; Bruce Springsteen was playing loudly over an external sound system.
The interior is essentially a slightly modernised old pub, generally typical of the type, with some attractive aged wood beams, thankfully not ruined through being painted black, contrasting with white walls. There’s some carpeting and a dining area to the rear right, whilst there’s a darts’ throw to the front right, packed with spectators. The place has minor gastro pretensions, though I doubt it’s as gastro as the Boot over the road, we all opting for a quartet of fish ‘n’ chips, the nipper going for the burger; all were declared good, but could have been improved if the fish had been skinned and the ‘chunky chips’ were actually normal chips, not just lumps of hot potato. Customers were quite mixed, with some very vocal agricultural types, mainly watching the darts or knocking back the ale out in the car park; otherwise, customers were a more genteel bunch, possibly incomers to the area; overall though, there was a good atmosphere.
Ales amounted to two from Hobsons then Butty Back at £4.00 a pint and far too cold, though fine once warmed up, served by a very polite and professional barmaid.
This isn’t a bad pub, being a decent place for a convenient roadside stopover for a beer and good value meal in comfortable surroundings; a better choice of ales served at cellar temperature would get the score up, as would ensuring that whilst dining, we weren't subjected to loud barking from a large, unseen dog.

On 4^th June 2022 - rating: 6
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